It’s a happy day for local community college students: Gavilan just got a hefty chunk of money from the government that will help streamline the process of getting a four-year degree in nursing, computer science or digital media at California State University, Monterey Bay.
Freezing temperatures bite at the nose, ears and cheeks around 6 a.m. as Austin Guess, a homeless 26-year-old, shuffles down Wren Avenue on his 15-minute trek to McDonald’s on First Street.